A Comparative Study of the Effects of Interactive Versus Individual Performance Tasks on EFL Learners’ Speaking Skill by رویا خوئی, احسان ذولفقاری یونسی

“…The statistical analysis of the data showed no statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the two groups on the speaking post-test, indicating that neither form of performance was superior to the other in the process of developing L2 oral proficiency. …”
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Research on plasma arc flame length detection technology based on region of interest. by Jie Li, Wei Jiang, Jian Lei, Xiaoxiao Xing

“…Experimental findings indicate that the image target area post plasma arc detection exhibits well-defined edges, clear brightness, and minimal noise, thereby meeting the prerequisites for subsequent image processing and monitoring tasks. …”
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Physiological stress differentially impacts cognitive performance during—and memory following—simulated police encounters with persons experiencing a mental health crisis by Hannah Marlatte, Hannah Marlatte, Paula M. Di Nota, Judith P. Andersen

“…We found a nuanced relationship between the timing of stress and cognitive performance, such that higher heart rate before and during scenarios improved understanding, decision making, and the appropriate choice of use of force option, but at the expense of officers’ spatial processing. Increased heart rate during the post-incident debrief was associated with the following: making a lethal force error during the scenario, decreased memory for perceptual aspects of the scenario, and impaired recall of one’s own actions. …”
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Turbulence Theory for the Characterization of the Surface Urban Heat Island Signature by Gabriel I. Cotlier, Juan Carlos Jimenez, José Antonio Sobrino

“…We analyzed multi-decadal LST datasets to compute spatial power spectra across summer and winter seasons, identifying spectral breakpoints that separate large-scale energy retention from small-scale dissipative processes. The findings reveal systematic deviations from classical turbulence scaling laws, with spectral slopes before the breakpoint ranging from ~K^−1.6 to ~K^−2.7 in winter and ~K^−1.5 to ~K^−2.4 in summer, while post-breakpoint slopes steepened significantly to ~K^−3.5 to ~K^−4.6 in winter and ~K^−3.3 to ~K^−4.3 in summer. …”
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The aftermath of trauma on resting state source-level MEG microstate dynamics by Massimo Bertoli, Pierpaolo Croce, Filippo Zappasodi, Rosalia Di Matteo, Federica Vellante, Mauro Pettorruso, Giovanni Martinotti, Marcella Brunetti

“…Background: Traumatic events can disrupt psychological functioning, leading to conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, not all trauma-exposed individuals develop PTSD. …”
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Optimized Software Implementation of Keccak, Kyber, and Dilithium on RV{32,64}IM{B}{V} by Jipeng Zhang, Yuxing Yan, Junhao Huang, Çetin Kaya Koç

“… With the standardization of NIST post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) schemes, optimizing these PQC schemes across various platforms presents significant research value. …”
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Functionalized melanin for enhanced energy storage in aqueous and ionic liquid electrolytes by Noah Al-Shamery, Florian Heppner, Carsten Dosche, Simon Morgenschweis, Thomas Bredow, Gunther Wittstock, Pooi See Lee

“…Mel-NO2 shows improved water-solubility, cycling stability, improved capacity at current densities over 0.1 A g−1 (19.5 mA h g−1 at 0.2 A g−1), and good conductivity in ionic liquid electrolyte devices. Post-density functional theory calculations using a higher-level theoretical approach (meta-GGA level) compared to previous theoretical melanin investigations show the electron withdrawing nitro groups causing a reduced HOMO-LUMO gap potentially being a reason for the improved electrochemical properties.…”
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Beyond the crisis: Role and effects of corporate social responsibility during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Iveta Ubrežiová, Karol Čarnogurský, Mária Janošková

“… Objective: The article addresses the research gap in understanding corporate social responsibility (CSR) dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic, presenting the outcomes of a national research initiative in Slovakia. …”
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Mapping the research landscape of livestock adaptation to climate change: a bibliometric review using Scopus database (1994–2023) by Jabulile Zamokuhle Manyike, Amon Taruvinga, Babatope E. Akinyemi

“…Analytical tools such as Biblioshiny and VOSviewer were used for data processing and visualization. Findings reveal a consistent growth in research output, particularly post-2007, with the United States, China, and France emerging as leading contributors. …”
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Justification of the Gravitational Seed Cleaning System Parameters by V. G. Khamuev

“…(Results and discussion) The author noted that on wheat cleaning at a productivity of 45.6 kilogram per hour, the yield of the "waste" fraction was 0.5 percent, a loss of 0.07 percent, and at a productivity of 227.8 kilogram per hour – 0.98 and 0.35 percent, which corresponded to the initial requirements for the main technological operations for post-harvest processing of selection seeds.(Conclusions) It was found that a gravity column for separating selection wheat seeds small impurities separated particles with high effi ciency if they diff ered from each other in thickness of at least 0.3 millimeter with a gap between the comb bars of 2.0 millimeter and a bar cross-section diameter of 0.9 millimeter. …”
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Development and future prospects of 3D printed surimi products: A review by Dieynabou Diao, Ruizhi Yang, Yijin Liu, Yadong Zhao, Meiling Chen, Yan Chen, Bin Zheng, Heng Yen Khong

“…Although numerous studies have been conducted to optimize surimi inks, control 3D printing parameters, and develop post-processing techniques for 3D-printed surimi products, there are few reviews that collectively summarize the latest advances in the field of surimi 3D printing. …”
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Evaluating Bioassays for the Determination of Simvastatin’s Osteogenic Activity: A Systematic Review by Lara Steiner Back, Isabella Schönhofen Manso, Mariane Beatriz Sordi, Gabriel Leonardo Magrin, Águedo Aragonês, Ricardo de Souza Magini, Reinhard Gruber, Ariadne Cristiane Cabral Cruz

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Neuroregeneration Improved by Sodium-D,L-Beta-Hydroxybutyrate in Primary Neuronal Cultures by Csilla Ari, Dominic P. D’Agostino, Byeong J. Cha

“…In the control, the gap expanded by 63.81% post-injury, while the gap size decreased by 10.83% in response to BHB treatment, compared to the baseline. …”
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Current Trends and Advances in Extractive Text Summarization: A Comprehensive Review by Maryam Azam, Shah Khalid, Sulaiman Almutairi, Hasan Ali Khattak, Abdallah Namoun, Amjad Ali, Hafiz Syed Muhammad Bilal

“…The text summarization framework consists mainly of text preprocessing, feature extraction, sentence scoring, use of a base model, sentence selection and output summary, and post-processing. Furthermore, this review of 145 research articles categorizes domain-specific summarization techniques, focusing on unique challenges and tailored strategies for news, scientific articles, and social media. …”
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Auftritt der KI: Zur Darstellung posthumaner Arbeitswelten in Sibylle Bergs GRM Brainfuck by Marietta Schmutz

“…The article deals with Sibylle Berg's novel GRM Brainfuck (2019), which focuses on a 'working world' that is being transformed by digitization processes. This world is anchored in a 'post-human system' in which non-human objects emerge as 'active' and humans recede into the background, which is why the text is examined against the background of critical post-humanist and neo-materialist approaches. …”
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MolNexTR: a generalized deep learning model for molecular image recognition by Yufan Chen, Ching Ting Leung, Yong Huang, Jianwei Sun, Hao Chen, Hanyu Gao

“…We further incorporate a series of advanced algorithms, including an improved data augmentation module, an image contamination module, and a post-processing module for getting the final SMILES output. …”
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Multifaceted investigations of PSMB8 provides insights into prognostic prediction and immunological target in thyroid carcinoma. by Yulou Luo, Yinghui Ye, Yilina Saibaidoula, Yuting Zhang, Yan Chen

“…To address this gap in knowledge, our study endeavored to delineate the potential associations between PSMB8 and THCA. …”
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Design of a non‐ferromagnetic spoke array Vernier permanent magnet generator with iron‐bar based on enhanced equivalent magnetic network model by Mehrage Ghods, Jawad Faiz, Ehsan Rashipour, Mohammad Amin Bazrafshan, Mohammad Reza Besmi

“…The contribution of the modelling method includes a special mesh cell for the air‐gap permeance network to more accurately capture the flux routes, continuous positioning method for omitting spikes on post‐processing waveforms due to numerical errors, and a stable solving flowchart with a high convergence rate. …”
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YOLO-SW: A Real-Time Weed Detection Model for Soybean Fields Using Swin Transformer and RT-DETR by Yizhou Shuai, Jingsha Shi, Yi Li, Shaohao Zhou, Lihua Zhang, Jiong Mu

“…The research stands out for its novel integration of three key advancements: the Swin Transformer backbone, which leverages local window self-attention to achieve linear O(N) computational complexity for efficient global context capture; the CARAFE dynamic upsampling operator, which enhances small target localization through context-aware kernel generation; and the RTDETR encoder, which enables end-to-end detection via IoU-aware query selection, eliminating the need for complex post-processing. Additionally, a dataset of six common soybean weeds was expanded to 12,500 images through simulated fog, rain, and snow augmentation, effectively resolving data imbalance and boosting model robustness. …”
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Towards the Measurement of Sea-Ice Thickness Using a Time-Domain Inductive Measurement System by Danny Hills, Becan Lawless, Rauan Khangerey, Jeremy Wilkinson, Liam A. Marsh

“…The measured and simulated datasets are presented along with a proposed form of post-processing, which establishes a correlation between the distance to the sea surface and the measured EMI response. …”
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